Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been calling for a new type of great-power relationship with the United States to pave the way for China’s smooth ascendance into the changing global order.
As the world’s focus shifts towards East Asia, multilateral institutions like NATO are seeking to increase their involvement and cooperation with China.
Changes in the U.S. role in the Middle East, coupled with China's growing energy needs, may spur China's further integration into the global energy market.
The Arab Spring’s chain of revolutions across North Africa and the Middle East transformed the socio-political landscape of the region, but the future of the region remains uncertain.
As China becomes an increasingly important global player, defining the country’s foreign policy, especially toward Japan and other countries in the region, will become an increasingly important task for China’s policymakers.
The uncertain global economy and poor performance of economic giants such as Japan has led to doubts over China’s ability to maintain an eight percent growth model.
China holds a critical role in overcoming the major global issues of 2013, ranging from climate change to nuclear security to the global economy.
The dramatic internal changes in Myanmar have refocused attention on the dynamics between the United States and China, playing into issues of trust and mistrust among the three countries.
China-Japan relations are deeply impacted by territorial disputes between the two countries, while U.S.-Japan military cooperation further strains Sino-Japanese ties.
Differences in perspective, history, capabilities, and political systems make cooperation between the United States and Chinese militaries difficult but necessary.
